The praxes of school and commercial management: Informing and reforming a typology from field research
The praxes of school and commercial management: Informing and reforming a typology from field research
Despite the tendency to draw on experience from the commercial sector when it comes to theorising about school leadership, there is a paucity of research on comparisons between commercial and educational management. This article presents findings from a research project that followed a number of (experienced and newly appointed) school and commercial managers, and makes comparisons between them in terms of what they do, the nature of their common interactions and their leadership styles. It proposes a new, more grounded and activity-driven typology of leadership styles than that used to underpin existing literature. The discussion takes account of the differences in approach between new and experienced headteachers and commercial managers in terms of how they perceive and actualise leadership.
new leadership typology, school leadership, commercial management, field research
237-251
Kelly, Anthony
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July 2005
Kelly, Anthony
1facbd39-0f75-49ee-9d58-d56b74c6debd
Kelly, Anthony
(2005)
The praxes of school and commercial management: Informing and reforming a typology from field research.
International Journal of Leadership in Education, 8 (3), .
(doi:10.1080/13603120500064217).
Abstract
Despite the tendency to draw on experience from the commercial sector when it comes to theorising about school leadership, there is a paucity of research on comparisons between commercial and educational management. This article presents findings from a research project that followed a number of (experienced and newly appointed) school and commercial managers, and makes comparisons between them in terms of what they do, the nature of their common interactions and their leadership styles. It proposes a new, more grounded and activity-driven typology of leadership styles than that used to underpin existing literature. The discussion takes account of the differences in approach between new and experienced headteachers and commercial managers in terms of how they perceive and actualise leadership.
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Published date: July 2005
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new leadership typology, school leadership, commercial management, field research
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/17738
ISSN: 1360-3124
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